Pastor Lawrence VanHook has been named the president of the Peralta Association of African American Affairs (PAAAA) on Jan. 7, 2020. The PAAAA assists Black students...
John Young, former CEO of Marin Grassroots Leadership Network, had a tragic car accident in Sept. 2019, which has left him paralyzed from the neck down....
The term holistic health has been bandied about for many years with many people preferring to call it Alternative Health, which suggests something other than what...
More than two dozen community leaders, advocates, academics and medical health experts recently convened a public hearing to discuss the issue of gun violence and how...
The owner of Gerson/Overstreet Architects, Mr. Harry Overstreet, has died at the age of 81. The Conehatta, Miss., native had been integrally involved with the field...
KPFA Radio and Marcus Books are hosting a presentation by Dr. Michael Eric Dsyon on his new book, :JAY-Z: Made in America” on Wed., Dec. 11,...
When California Superintendent of Public Instruction Tony Thurmond announced the English language arts and math results of the California Assessment of Student Performance and Progress (CAASPP)...
If your child needs somewhere to go or something to do during the days before the Thanksgiving holiday, the Oakland Parks and Recreation Dept. is offering...
A Model Built on Faith (AMBOF), the faith-based and nonprofit organization capacity-building program presented by OCCUR and the San Francisco Foundation FAITHS Program will celebrate their...
In ongoing protest, parents and teachers, including members of the Oakland Not for Sale (ONFS) coalition, shut down the school board meeting Wednesday, Nov. 14 . ...
Odessa Everette Sutton was born Feb. 22, 1922, in North Little Rock, Ark., to Henrietta and Herbert Smith and passed away on Nov. 1, 2019, at...
It takes an extraordinary person to pick up the pieces and run for city council of one of the most powerful cities in the state right...
Governor Gavin Newsom was in American Canyon for a press conference regarding PG&E –– but that did not stop Brenda Knight from discussing Ladies in Red...
Bishop Wilburn Wyatt Hamilton, an enduring spiritual and community activist in the San Francisco area, passed away on Sept. 16, at the age of 88....
By Scott Maier UCSF Health has been named a 2019 “Leader in LGBTQ Health Care Equality,” receiving a perfect score on the recent national Healthcare Equality...
Over 100 community members attended a discussion held by leaders of the International Longshore and Warehouse Union (ILWU) Local 10 on Sept. 21, to oppose the...
Bethany Baptist Church and the West Oakland community salute Mrs. Adeline Sweeney on her 103rd birthday. Born in Natchez, Miss., on Sept. 25, 1916, Mrs. Sweeney...
